What is KMService.exe?

KMService.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected KMService.exe.

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VirusTotal report

24 of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the KMService.exe file. That's a 45% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Agnitum	HackTool.Keygen!0MY2AQ6aVKo
AhnLab-V3	Win-AppCare/Keygen.77824.F
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
Avast	Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
AVG	Crack.CO
Commtouch	W32/Tool.BTUK-4235
Comodo	ApplicUnwnt.Win32.Keygen.~hj
ESET-NOD32	Win32/HackKMS.A
F-Prot	W32/HackTool.DOI
Fortinet	Riskware/HackKMS
Ikarus	possible-Threat.HackTool.Windows7
K7AntiVirus	Backdoor ( 04c4c50a1 )
K7GW	Backdoor ( 04c4c50a1 )
Malwarebytes	RiskWare.Tool.CK
McAfee	Generic KeyGen
McAfee-GW-Edition	Generic KeyGen
Microsoft	HackTool:Win32/Keygen
Norman	Suspicious_Gen2.PJWVV
Sophos	Troj/Keygen-DX
Symantec	Trojan.ADH
TheHacker	Trojan/HackKMS
TrendMicro	CRCK_ACTIVATOR
TrendMicro-HouseCall	CRCK_ACTIVATOR
VIPRE	HackTool.Win32.Keygen

KMService.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove KMService.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the KMService.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that KMService.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate KMService.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the KMService.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate KMService.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   C:\Windows\KMService.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the KMService.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If KMService.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If KMService.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If KMService.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that KMService.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Filename variants

KMService.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• Keygen.exe

Folder name variants

KMService.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Windows\. The most common variants are listed below:

• C:\WINDOWSC\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\rarsfx0\kmsact\pack\keygen\
• C:\WINDOWS.0\

Error Messages

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with KMService.exe. 34% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 32 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with KMService.exe.

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